About The Position
Principal Payment engineer role is responsible to create strategic Cloud enables Payment solutions with empowered teams and adaptive mindsets. We are a cutting-edge team driving innovation in the payments space, delivering cloud-based solutions for in person and digital commerce. From Secure and Fast (SnF) transaction flows, we build PCI-compliant services that power next-generation payments applications running in the cloud. You’ll apply Site Reliability Engineering to create resilient and scalable platforms. The responsibilities will also include knowledge sharing with peers, assist junior team members, and help facilitate improvements and efficiencies within the overall development organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, required with 8 to 10 years of Experience with AWS cloud technologies
- Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with multiple business departments
- Experience designing cloud architectures with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, and CloudFormation
- Understanding of secure software development methodologies and Code First mindset
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, JSON, YAML, authentication, and encryption best practices
- Strong programming skills in Java, Python, Scripting, CloudFormation, Terraform, python, and or similar configuration languages (Ansible, Chef, etc.)
- Experience in software development, systems engineering, or integration and test experience with mission systems on tactical platforms
- Strong Working knowledge of the CI/CD process including debugging, test, and integration of software tools
- Strong communication skills and a self-starter that can thrive in a distributed remote work environment
- Experience in creating, deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters at scale. Knowledge in implementing standards and best practices.
- Experience with AWS Cloud Service Provider Architecture deployment use cases and best practices.
- Familiar with the continuous integration and continuous deployment mindset
- Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across multiple functions and locations
- Flexible and adaptable; ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Results driven, ability to make decisions and help solve problems
- Ability to work under minimal supervision with a goal-oriented mindset.
- Ability to see the big picture and leverage critical thinking and decision-making skills.
- Excellent organization, time management, delegation, and prioritization skills.
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, and develop scalable and secure cloud-native payment applications, including: Pay App in the Cloud PCI-Compliant CDE (Cardholder Data Environment) Payment Terminal Management System services including Payment APIs
- Own end-to-end feature development and maintenance of real-time transaction systems.
- Strategic Influence: Partner with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams to set technical direction, roadmap, and priorities for major initiatives and platform investments.
- Complex Problem Solving: Lead development and delivery of the most complex and high-impact projects, often spanning multiple teams and systems.
- Mentorship & Culture: Mentor, inspire, and coach engineers at all levels; foster a culture of technical rigor, innovation, and inclusive collaboration.
- Standards & Excellence: Author and review key technical documents, drive adoption of best practices, and
- Collaborate closely with cloud engineers, device engineers, and security teams to ensure PCI-DSS compliance.
- Develop resilient, event-driven services using AWS and other serverless technologies.
- Create, configure and manage kubernetes clusters at scale. Implement best practices and configure and manage service mesh
- Adopt development standards that closely align the Solutions Architecture team with our Engineering team.
- Support, partner, and collaborate with the Hertz Security team.
- Perform technical reviews, document designs, and mentor junior engineers on cloud-native patterns and secure coding best practices.
Benefits
- We expect the starting salary to be around $170k but will be commensurate with experience.
- Up to 40% off the base rate of any standard Hertz Rental
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental & Vision plan options
- Retirement programs, including 401(k) employer matching
- Paid Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program for employees & family
- Educational Reimbursement & Discounts
- Voluntary Insurance Programs - Pet, Legal/Identity Theft, Critical Illness
- Perks & Discounts –Theme Park Tickets, Gym Discounts & more
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
